LYNDYLOO Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hi guys and girls Been awhile since i've been on here, great to see the new look Website too :bounce: :bounce: Has anyone had any experience with Octagonal Tanks, would be good to hear for's and against's about this type of tank :roll: :roll: I have a 4ft Tank which is currently set up out in the garage, as we dont have room in the new house for it I was thinking of splitting my Fishys up into 2 groups and putting them into 2 seperate Octagonal Tanks then filling them with Neons. We have plenty of corners in the house for Octagonal Tanks hence the reason I am thinking of going to 2 of these. Be great to hear your thoughts It's obviously been far to long since i've been here, this should have been posted in the Tropical section not Coldwater, would be great if one of the mods could move it to its correct place please, Thank You. Lyndyloo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Mostly negatives from me... Lots of panes of glass get in the way of seeing the fish. Some angles you will see the same fish twice. Small surface area but usually tall, so you can't keep as many fish safely at you would think for the volume. I wouldn't go near them personally. What about triangular tanks that actually fit into a corner without wasting space and without lots of panes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 I agree with Stella and would add you have more chances of springing a leak with so many more joins :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 We have a hexagonal tank and its fantastic, previously we have had Tetra only in it and from different angles it looked like you had twice as many. They would swim and sit in a coil pattern. In it now are Platy and Dwarf Gourami and its equally as satisfying shhh (we also have an undergravel filter), its our most stable tank and wonderful for birthing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 In my view the main problem is that the proportions are all wrong. They have very little surface area for the volume of water and they are difficult to get adequate lighting if you want to grow plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 I second that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 We have a hexagonal one with a goldfish and a few white cloud montain minnows and it's the most stable tank we have in terms of water quality and health problems. We were deliberaely cautious when stocking it because of the small surface area and we have plastic plants and some elodea (sp?) because of the lower lighting levels. Ours is made by Blue Planet, has been hassle free and looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Main thing I dont like about them is the corner joins are much weaker then a normal 90deg glue join. I had one (that was given to us), about 100l. One of the joins split and dumped 1/2 the tank water around my bedroom That plus the smaller surface area and poor general shape for fish... Well I would never buy one. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Know nothing of these tanks...but WELCOME BACK :bounce: :bounce: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Thank You Caper it's great to be back :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I have a divided opinion (perhaps that comes from being a Gemini...? :-? ) 1) I personally would not choose one of these tanks for all the reasons given above. 2) If it was the only way I could get my fish into the house instead of the garage, then I would definitely get one! If you acknowledge all the opinions above and choose to live within the restrictions, then go for it! The restrictions as I see it would be: Stock according to surface area, rather than water volumeChoose fish that are happy to swim in a vertical direction, rather than those that prefer a long tank that they can zoom around inChoose fake plants and/or plants that have very low light requirementsMaximise surface movement to increase gas exchangeMinimise the possibility of leaks: Put the tank in a position where it is very well supported and the base is very stable; put it somewhere where a leak would not be a catastrophic event; move the tank as rarely as possible and ensure you never try to move it when it's full! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thanks for the advice everyone I have decided AGAINST a Hexagonal Tank, think it will be much better to put a smaller tank in place of the Hex Tank Just trying to decide now whether to go Juwel Aqua One or Jebo :-? :-? Lyndloo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 juwel. lol.. for reasons see that other post thing... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Didn't go for the Juwel phoenix 44 I think they are highly over priced Ended up getting the 2 tanks that I looked at for less than what I would have paid for 1 Juwel tank Dont like the side joins on the Juwel Tanks, I also dont like the way the Tank stand is smaller than the actual Fish tank, another problem is they didnt have an in between tank size that i needed, I needed to fill a gap of about 76cm for the smaller Tank in the Family Room, Juwel only had a 82cm or a 121cm, so both of those wouldn't have worked either. Got one of the new Tanks set up lat night, an Aquaone AR620T absolutely love it. Just waiting for the AquaOne 980 to arrive, yyiippee cant wait, then I can get my Discus sorted. Lyndyloo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 they are both good tanks, but with discus in the tank, I'd advise getting a decent external filter. Brand doesn't matter, as long as you can get one that is known to be reliable and does its job as it should. if you get the water right, then the fish shall be good. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Think I might get an External Filter when I set up my Discus Tank Thanks for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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